Relay

Information for Relays

1. General facts about a relay:

a. Relays are teams with 3 or at least 2 members
b. Every discipline (swim, bike and run) needs to be done of the relay athletes. It is not possible to skip
one of those 3 legs.
c. There are 3 divisions for relays (this may vary from race to race): Female, Male and Mixed.

2. Registration:

a. Almost every IRONMAN 70.3 Race and a few IRONMAN races offer relays
b. To register a relay please visit the event website. You will find a registration link under menu
item “Register”
c. Register yourself as a team captain and 1 or 2 other members to participate together in a relay
d. To register a relay, you need to create an active.com account during the registration process or log into
your existing active.com account
e. As soon as this has been done, the team captain needs to send the registration link, team name and
password to his team members. Team members will then need to use the link to register themselves
for the relay
f. The entry fee has been paid by the team captain already

3. Before the race:

a. The team captain needs to ensure that all team members are registered successfully
b. Check if your team is on start list
c. Check if chosen legs and team members are correct
d. If provided please download the event waiver. Each team member must sign a waiver. All the signed
waivers must be brought to registration.
e. At some races relays need to purchase a one day triathlon license. This varies for each race
f. Check course map, places for relays in transition, rules for relays. You will find this information in the
athlete guide of each event
g. All members of the Relay team must have registered and filled out their information 10 days
prior to race day. If failed to do so, IRONMAN holds the rights to deny the team participation,
giving no compensation.
h. The change of a team member can be done until 10 days prior to race day. No changes will be accepted
past this deadline

4. Race Week

a. One member of your team can pick up your race pack at registration as long as the event waiver is
signed by each relay member
b. It is not possible for one team member and/or team captain to pick up race packs for more than their
own relay, not even with authorization
c. Racing in a relay is always slightly different to individual athletes. IMPORTANT: Attend the race briefing
for further information about the race for relays

5. Race day

a. Keep Cut-off times for each discipline in mind. Cut-off times vary in each race, please check race info
for more details
b. Each team member receives a finisher t-shirt as well as one finisher medal
c. Medal Engraving: Check if you are racing in a race where you can buy medal engraving. If so, please
keep in mind that you need to purchase medal engraving for each medal (2 or 3 times) not just once for
the team.

FAQs

Is it possible to swap team members?

Yes, this is possible until 10 days prior to race day. This works as follows:

1. Write an email to the event related Athlete Services Team
2. Tell them which member will leave the relay
3. Athlete Services Team will cancel the registration of this relay member
4. As soon as this has been done, the team captain can invite another member to join the relay by
sending the registration link, team name and password to the new member.
Swapping team members does not cost you any fee.

Is it possible to switch from Relay to Individual or Individual to Relay?

Yes, this is possible as long as the race or one of both registration types (relay and/or individual) aren’t sold out. To do this change please contact the athlete services of your race you are registered for. You will find contact information under the menu item “contact”. Please keep in mind you will be required to pay the difference if you change from individual to relay due to higher entry fees. There is no refund if you switch from relay to individual.

Is it possible to switch from a relay with 2 members to a relay with 3 members?

Yes, this is possible until 10 days prior to race day. The team captain can invite a third person by sending the registration link, team name and password to the new member. Please make sure to inform Athlete Services about this change as well.

Is it possible to switch from a relay with 3 members to a relay with 2 members?

Yes, this is possible until 10 days prior to race day. Just write an email to the event related Athlete Services Team and we will cancel one of your 3 team members.